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TAIL User Commands TAIL
NNAAMMEE
tail - deliver the last part of a file
SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
ttaaiill [++--]nnuummbbeerr[llbbcc][rrff] [ffiillee]
DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
_T_a_i_l copies the named file to the standard output beginning
at a designated place. If no file is named, the standard
input is used.
Copying begins at distance +_n_u_m_b_e_r from the beginning, or
-_n_u_m_b_e_r from the end of the input. _N_u_m_b_e_r is counted in
units of lines, blocks or characters, according to the
appended option ll,, bb or cc.. When no units are specified,
counting is by lines.
Specifying rr causes tail to print lines from the end of the
file in reverse order. The default for rr is to print the
entire file this way. Specifying ff causes _t_a_i_l to not quit
at end of file, but rather wait and try to read repeatedly
in hopes that the file will grow.
SSEEEE AALLSSOO
dd(1)
BBUUGGSS
Tails relative to the end of the file are treasured up in a
buffer, and thus are limited in length.
Various kinds of anomalous behavior may happen with charac-
ter special files.
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